Being a successful scientist is more than just accelerating musculoskeletal discovery to improve health. It’s about the people and the research community conducting the science.
Conducting experiments, writing grants, attending meetings/events, cultivating memorable collaborations, and maintaining work-life integration is part of the human experience as a scientist.
There will be a total of 6 winning poems (3 per each type of poem). The Just for Fun category will highlight the top 2 winning poems.
#ORSPoetry
As voted on by the ORS community the following entries are winners in each category:
Haiku
LBP Research
I got Low Back Pain
while sciencing about the spine
Isn’t It Ironic
By: Nina Tang, The Ohio State University
Review
Grant review today
Still refreshing eRA
Shoot, It’s not discussed.
By: Brianne Connizzo, PhD, Boston University
Limerick
Alpine Cliff Life
There once was a skier who wanted big air,
But he scuffed the jump and got an ACL tear.
His cartilage screamed and his joint shuddered,
Post-traumatic OA awaited as he recovered
His new foe, climbing a single stair.
By: Matthew Thompson, Montana State University
Error: File Too Large
To image the osteocyteis a marvel, a joy, a delight
But the fun is diminished when your rendering’s finished and upload fails,
’cause its 6 terrabytes
By: Chelsea Heveran, PhD, Montana State University
Just for Fun
Bone-Apart Fails in Russia
Napoleon Bone-apart
Ulna wanted to rule France, to start
But Euro-conquest allured
and was very nearly secured except,
tibia honest, invading Russia in winter’s not smart
By: Chelsea Heveran, PhD, Montana State University
Cat Bosses
Three Siamese cats
Enforcing work-life balance
Cuddles are a must!
By: Vanessa Sherk, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Be sure check out all of the entries below. Thank you to everyone who submitted and shared!
Haiku Poem 1
PhinisheD
Long days and weekends
Bench to computer and back
Thesis completed
Haiku Poem 2
Review
Grant review today
Still refreshing eRA
Shoot, It’s not discussed.
Haiku Poem 3
Grant Sleep Cycles
My first R01
Hopefully not far away
Maybe then, I’ll sleep
Haiku Poem 4
Nutrients and Bone
Food trickles through us
Carbs and fat the bone awaits
Fuel to make more bone.
Haiku Poem 5
LBP Research
I got Low Back Pain
while sciencing about the spine
Isn’t It Ironic
Haiku Poem 6
Untitled
ATAC-seq today
Metabolome tomorrow
Multi-omic fun!
Limerick Poem 1
An Ode to Multifidus
Of all the lovely muscles around the spine,
Multifidus lurks deep down beneath,
And is always working non-stop,
Yet never given a thought,
Until AHH MY BACK! is seethed.
Limerick Poem 2
The Boney Family
Some might think us a little spooky
And our humerus a little kooky
We love to see the cytes
And get lost in the bytes
We aren’t altogether ooky
Limerick Poem 3
Error: File Too Large
To image the osteocyte
is a marvel, a joy, a delight
But the fun is diminished when your rendering’s finished
and upload fails, ’cause its 6 terrabytes
Limerick Poem 4
Alpine Cliff Life
There once was a skier who wanted big air,
But he scuffed the jump and got an ACL tear.
His cartilage screamed and his joint shuddered,
Post-traumatic OA awaited as he recovered
His new foe, climbing a single stair.
Just for Fun 1
Cat or Baby?
Wakes you up early
Always seeking sustenance
Sits on your keyboard
Just for Fun 2
Cat Bosses
Three Siamese cats
Enforcing work-life balance
Cuddles are a must!
Just for Fun 3
First Tracks
Powder catches light
Fresh indents blaze a new trail
Skiing Bridger Bowl
Just for Fun 4
Bone-Apart Fails in Russia
Napoleon Bone-apart
Ulna wanted to rule France, to start
But Euro-conquest allured
and was very nearly secured except,
tibia honest, invading Russia in winter’s not smart
